La médiation humaniste, pour ‘faire société’ dans la prise en charge des différends

This paper is the work of a collective, and contains multidisciplinary reflexions on a humanistic practice of mediation that was pioneered in France in 1984, and refined over 30 years of practical experience and thousands of completed mediations. This kind of mediation focuses its efforts less on the specific area of dispute, and more on the transformation of human and social relationships, thereby justifying the qualifier ‘humanistic’. The exchanges established between the mediants, made possible and facilitated by the mediator, have the core objective of rebuilding a lasting and peaceable relationship.Humanistic mediation is shown to be a tool for personal, ontological transformation – a way of supporting the deep aspirations and values which everyone needs in order to live. In social interaction it enables common ground (‘commons’) to emerge which forms the basis of a new mode of sharing; it introduces a process that is humanizing and mutually nurturing while still respecting differences. Humanistic mediation is rooted in the trans-modern beginnings of our ongoing societal transformation. By reintroducing a sense of existential solidarity which is founded more on sharing than on exchange, it offers itself as an educational tool for peace, using a civilizing pedagogy to create a humanism for our times.The process is laid out in three sequential phases, which take into account the emotions of the mediants. With often spectacular results, the process leads to a pivotal moment that allows the energy of the conflict to be redirected. The role and attitude of the mediator are precisely defined. The relationship between mediation and institutions such as justice and education is discussed. Humanistic mediation takes its place in the evolution of a justice that both repairs and restores.Cet article est la réflexion pluridisciplinaire d’un collectif sur une pratique humaniste de la médiation, introduite de façon pionnière en 1984 et affinée au cours de 30 ans d’expérience et de milliers de médiations réalisées. Ce type de médiation concentre ses efforts moins sur le différend que sur la transformation des rapports humains et sociaux, justifiant ainsi le qualificatif humaniste. Les échanges instaurés entre les médiants, rendus possibles et facilités par le médiateur, ont pour objectif essentiel de reconstruire une relation pacifiée et durable.La médiation humaniste se révèle un outil ontologique de transformation personnelle prenant appui sur les aspirations profondes et les valeurs dont chacun a besoin pour vivre. Socialement, elle permet l’émergence de communs sur lesquels fonder un nouveau mode de partage, introduisant un processus de fécondation mutuelle et d’humanisation réciproque, dans le respect des différences. La médiation humaniste s’inscrit dans les prémices trans-modernes de la transformation sociétale en cours. Réintroduisant le sens d’une solidarité existentielle, fondée plus sur le partage que sur l’échange, elle se présente comme un outil d’éducation à la paix, pédagogique et civilisateur, pour un humanisme de notre temps.Le déroulement en est explicité en trois phases successives prenant en compte les émotions des médiants et aboutissant à un retournement souvent spectaculaire qui permet de réorienter l’énergie du conflit. Le rôle et la posture du médiateur sont précisés.Le rapport aux institutions Justice et Education est discuté. La médiation humaniste s’inscrit dans une démarche de justice réparatrice et restauratrice

Approcci data-based diretti per il progetto di controllori robusti con applicazione in ambito automotive

LAUREA MAGISTRAL

Présentation

Le roman policier est en état d’expansion épidémique. Il s’empare de tous les sujets, de toutes les époques, de tous les pays, de tous les supports narratifs. Il s’infiltre dans les répertoires thématiques et formels de la littérature non policière dont il se fait phagocyter à son tour. C’est que la fusée du polar, décollée au XIXe siècle, n’a cessé d’augmenter la puissance de ses étages propulsifs. Le passage du XXe au XXIe siècle le voit atteindre des chiffres de production proprement astro..

Sviluppo di uno stimatore di energia per un sistema di accumulo al piombo

LAUREA MAGISTRALELo State-of-Energy (SoE) è un indicatore molto importante per la gestione efficiente di un accumulo ed è indispensabile per la pianificazione delle risorse di un sistema elettrico. La letteratura si è occupata per la maggior parte di stimare il SoE per le batterie dei veicoli elettrici, invece con questo lavoro di tesi si è realizzato uno stimatore dell’energia per un sistema di accumulo che svolge servizi ancillari alla rete. Lo stimatore realizzato non stima l’energia disponibile ai morsetti di batteria, ma ai morsetti dell’intero sistema di accumulo, in modo da tenere conto delle perdite dallo stadio di conversione che assumono un’importanza rilevante quando il regime di scarica o carica è basso. Lo stimatore realizzato e la procedura adottata sono implementabili su qualsiasi tecnologia di accumulo elettrochimico; in particolare si è deciso di studiare in modo approfondito gli accumuli al piombo perché sono quelli, per ora, più diffusi, più sicuri e con una rete di distribuzione e smaltimento capillare. Lo stimatore realizzato si basa su un modello elettrico della batteria i cui parametri sono ricavati da prove di parametrizzazione sull’intera batteria. Lo stadio di conversione è stato trattato come una “black box” e caratterizzato attraverso una campagna di misure che considera tutto il suo range di funzionamento. L’intero lavoro è supportato dai risultati sperimentali ottenuti nei laboratori di RSE, che validano l’elevata precisione dello stimatore nel prevedere l’energia che il sistema di accumulo è in grado di erogare o assorbire dato un profilo di potenza attiva e reattiva da rispettare ai suoi morsetti. Tramite uno stimatore di questo tipo il gestore della rete potrà usare in modo più efficiente l’intero sistema integrando meglio le fonti di energia rinnovabili.The State-of-Energy (SoE) is a very important index for the efficient management of storage system and is necessary for the planning of the resources in the electrical system. Many articles present SoE estimators for the batteries of electric vehicles; with this thesis it is developed an energy estimator for a storage system that performs ancillary services to the electrical network. The SoE estimator developed considers all the entire storage system, not only the battery, so it is taken into account the energy lost, by the AC/DC converter, which assume a significant importance, the charge or discharge current is low. The SoE estimator and the procedure adopted could be implemented on every kind of electrochemical technology. In particular, it was decided to consider leads batteries because they are the most established technology, the safest and they have an extensive distribution network and disposal. The SoE estimator developed is based on a battery electric model whose parameters are evaluated by a parameterization test on the entire battery. The AC/DC converter has been considered as a "black box" and characterized through a measurement campaign throughout its operational range. The entire work is supported by the experimental results obtained in the laboratories of RSE, which validate the high precision of the estimator to predict the energy that the storage system is able to deliver or absorb at a given active and reactive power profile. With the estimator developed, the system operator will manage efficiently the entire system integrating renewable sources in the best way

Mother-infant social gaze dynamics relate to infant brain activity and word segmentation

The ‘social brain’, consisting of areas sensitive to social information, supposedly gates the mechanisms involved in human language learning. Early preverbal interactions are guided by ostensive signals, such as gaze patterns, which are coordinated across body, brain, and environment. However, little is known about how the infant brain processes social gaze in naturalistic interactions and how this relates to infant language development. During free-play of 9-month-olds with their mothers, we recorded hemodynamic cortical activity of ´social brain` areas (prefrontal cortex, temporo-parietal junctions) via fNIRS, and micro-coded mother’s and infant’s social gaze. Infants’ speech processing was assessed with a word segmentation task. Using joint recurrence quantification analysis, we examined the connection between infants’ ´social brain` activity and the temporal dynamics of social gaze at intrapersonal (i.e., infant’s coordination, maternal coordination) and interpersonal (i.e., dyadic coupling) levels. Regression modeling revealed that intrapersonal dynamics in maternal social gaze (but not infant’s coordination or dyadic coupling) coordinated significantly with infant’s cortical activity. Moreover, recurrence quantification analysis revealed that intrapersonal maternal social gaze dynamics (in terms of entropy) were the best predictor of infants’ word segmentation. The findings support the importance of social interaction in language development, particularly highlighting maternal social gaze dynamics

Individual differences in infants' speech segmentation performance: The role of mother‐infant cardiac synchrony

Caregiver-infant coregulation is an early form of communication. This study investigated whether mother-infant biological coregulation is associated with 9-month-olds' word segmentation performance, a crucial milestone predicting language development. We hypothesized that coregulation would relate with infants' word segmentation performance. Additionally, we examined whether this relationship is influenced by the caregiving environment (i.e., parental reflective functioning) and the infant's emotional state (i.e., positive affect). Coregulation was investigated via cardiac synchrony in 28 nine-month-old infants (16 females) during a 5-min free-play with their German-speaking mothers. Cardiac synchrony was measured through Respiratory Sinus Arrhythmia (RSA), employing Recurrence Quantification Analysis to evaluate dyadic coupling (i.e., Recurrence Rate) and dyadic predictability (i.e., Entropy). Infants' word segmentation was measured with an eye-tracking central-fixation procedure. A stepwise regression revealed that higher dyadic coupling, but not predictability, of the dyads' RSA was associated with infants looking longer toward the screen when listening to novel as compared to familiar test words, indicating advanced word segmentation performance (Cohen's d = 0.25). Moreover, cardiac synchrony correlated positively with maternal sensitivity to their infant's mental states, but not with the infant's positive affect. These results suggest that caregiver-infant biological coregulation may play a foundational role in language acquisition

A Stimulation Method to Assess the Contractile Status of the Lumbar Extensors in a Seated Posture

The purpose of present study was to develop and evaluate methods to assess stimulation responses of the lumbar extensors, as part of a longer‐term goal of detecting fatigue during prolonged sitting. Three stimulation frequencies (2, 5, and 8 Hz) were tested in separate stages, which include 3 stimulation trains and 4 sampling blocks. Repeated measures analyses of variance were used to determine whether any significant differences in mean stimulation responses occurred with respect to stimulation frequency, sampling block, and stimulation train. Reliability of measured stimulation responses was assessed within and between sampling blocks using intraclass correlation coefficients. Stimulation frequencies significantly affected the stimulation responses and time‐to‐potentiation differed between the 3 stimulation frequencies; it was highest for 2 Hz stimulation. All 3 stimulation frequencies resulted in excellent reliability within and between sampling blocks. Use of the current protocol at 2 Hz is recommended as appropriate to measure the lumbar extensors status during prolonged sitting.Peer Reviewedhttp://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/115927/1/hfm20584.pd

Nicole Mozet, La ville de province dans l'oeuvre de Balzac

Vanoncini André. Nicole Mozet, La ville de province dans l'oeuvre de Balzac. In: Romantisme, 1982, n°38. Le spectacle romantique. pp. 158-160